Wasola, Missouri

Unincorporated community in Missouri, U.S.

Census-designated place in Missouri, U. S. A.

36°47′40″N 92°34′31″W / 36.79444°N 92.57528°W / 36.79444; -92.57528^[1]CountryU. S. A.StateMissouriCountyOzark CountyArea

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• Total5.30 sq mi (13.73 km²) • Land5.30 sq mi (13.72 km²) • Water0.00 sq mi (0.01 km²)Elevation

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1,280 ft (390 m)Population

(2020)

• Total115 • Density21.71/sq mi (8.38/km²)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)FIPS code29-77794

Wasola is an unincorporated community in northern Ozark County, Missouri, United States.^[3] It is located sixteen miles north of Gainesville on Route 5, at its northern intersection with Route 95. The Ozark–Douglas county line is approximately one–half mile north of the town.^[1] A few businesses and homes are located there.

The community was founded in 1912 and its name has an unknown derivation, according to Ramsay,^[4]^[5] possibly it is a coinage that is reminiscent of a Native American^{[clarification needed]} word. The Wasola post office was established in 1914 and has Zip code 65773.^[6]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	115		—
U.S. Decennial Census^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Wasola, Missouri, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 2004
^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wasola, Missouri
^ Ozark County Place Names, 1928-1945, The State Historical Society of Missouri
^ Bell, Margaret (1933). Place-names in the southwest border counties of Missouri (Thesis).
^ Ozark County Post offices
^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.